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B. N. GAUDRON. FUNNEL.

No. 493,993. Patented Mar. 21, 1893.

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EDWARD NAPOLEON GAIIDRON, OF PORTLAND, OREGON, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT ANDMESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO HIMSELF AND IONS GRAHAM I-IEWISON, or SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 493,993, dated March21, 1893.

Application filed April 29, 1892.

To wZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD NAPOLEON GAUDRON, of Portland, in the countyof Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented a new and ImprovedFunnel, of which the fol-' lowing is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved funnel forconveniently filling liquids into receptacles, and which is arranged toautomatically close when the vessel is filled to the proper height, atthe same time retaining the liquid remaining in the funnel when thelatter is removed from the filled vessel.

The invention consists of certain parts and details and combinations ofthe same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out inthe claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of the improvement as applied.Fig. 2 is a transverse section of part of the same on the line 22 ofFig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of part of the improvementon the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

The improved funnel is provided with the usual inverted cone-shaped bodyA, from the small end of which extends the nozzle B forming, at thejunction with the body A, a valve seat 0, on which is adapted to beseated a valve D, for closing the said nozzle B so as to retain anyliquid which might be at that time'in the body A. The valve D isprovided with a hollow valve stem E, which extends upward and ispivotally connected at its upper end with a lever F fulcrumed at F onone side of the body A, near the upper end thereof. The lever F ispivotally connected by a link G, with one end of a closed cylinder H,provided at or near its middle with trunnions H, journaled in thebracket I supported on a bridge I, extending in and supported on thebody A of the funnel. The end of the cylinder H opposite the link G, isclosed by a heavy head H and in the cylinder H is mounted to'roll a ballJ, resting on the head H when thedevice is in a normal position, asshown in Fig. 1; that is,

when the valve D is off of its seat 0. It will Serial No.431.189. (Nomodel.)

be seen that the ball J and the head H overbalance the right-hand end ofthe cylinderH connected by the link G with the lever F, and by thelatter with the stem E of the valve D, so that the latter is held off ofits seat until the position of the ball J is reversed, as hereinaftermore particularly described.

The left-hand end of the cylinder H is pivotally connected by a link Kwith a lever L arranged opposite the lever F and also fulcrumed at L onone side of the body A. The

free end of the lever L is connected by a rod N with a float 0 open atits lower end and fitted to slide in a tube P attached to the lugs B onthe inside of the nozzle B. The upper end of the tubePis cone-shaped, asat P, and from this end extends a pipe P which passes through the hollowvalve stem E, and which forms a guide for the float rod N, and at thesame time forms an air outlet for the tube P when the float 0 rises.

In order to prevent the liquid flowing down the body A from comingdirectly in contact with the valve D, I provide a pipe Q, which issecured to the bridge I and extends downward, having its lower edgescalloped as at Q, the points of the scallops resting on the lower endof the body A above the seat O.

A cone-shaped strainer or sieve B may be attached to the tube Q,extending from the latter to the inner surface of the body A, as will bereadily understood by reference to Fig.

1, so that the liquid, in passing down the body, 7

passes through the said strainer, before 'it passes through the scallopsQ and the seat 0 into the nozzle B.

The working parts in the upper end of the body A are preferably inclosedin a cover S supportedon the bridge I, as will be readily understood byreference to Figs. 1 and 2, so that in pouring the liquid into the openend of the body A the liquid cannot pass to the working parts and spoiland clog the same. On the cover S are secured two springsT and T,provided with downwardly-extending arms T and T respectively passingthrough the top of the cover S to engage either end of the cylinder H,for the purpose hereinafter more fully explained.

In order to support the funnel on the mouth of the bottle, I provide aflexible ring U engaging the nozzle B and adapted to rest on the upperend of the neck of the bottle, as will be readily understood byreference to Fig. 1. The' ringU may be moved up or down on the nozzle soas to regulate the height to which the bottle is to be filled.

The operation is as follows: When the several parts are in the positionshown in Fig. 1, the float O is in alowermost position; that is, reachesto the lower end of the nozzle 13. The, liquid poured into the body Apasses down the same through the strainer R and the scallops Q into thenozzle B, and down the space formed between the nozzle and the-tube P,to finally discharge into the bottle at the lower end of the said nozzleand tube. When the 'liquid'rises in the bottle and finallyimmerses thelower end of the nozzle Band the float O, 'thenthe' latter commences torise, and by its rod'N, causes the lever L' to swing upward,

so that the link K imparts an upward swinging motion to the left-handend of thecy'lin der H, whereby the ballJ finally rolls through thecylinder to the right hand end thereof to quickly move this end ofthe'cylinder' into'a lowermost position, whereby the link G causes adownward swingingof thefllever F andthe latter a downward motion of thehollow valve 'stemE and the valve D, until the latter is seated on theseat G and the liquid isshut off from the nozzle 13 and retained in thefunnel body'A. "As soon as thistakes place the operator turns and seesthat the bottle is filled to the proper height, and consequently stopspouring the liquid "into the bodyA. The part of the liquid already inthe body A remains therein, as the valve D closes the inlet through 'thenozzle 13; the funnel may then beremoved from the bottle and placedo'n'asecond bottle with the liquid retained in the body A. Now, "in order to'fill the second bottle the operator presses on the spring T, so that thearm T thereof engages the left-hand end of the cylinder'I-I and swingsthis end downward to cause the ball J to roll back to its formerpos'ition on the head H By doing this the'cylinder H moves backinto theposition shown in Fig. 1, whereby the valve 'D' is lifted off 'its seat0, and'the liquid remaining inthe body A flows through the open valveseat into the nozzle and through the space between the tube P and thesaid nozzle into the bottle. At the same time the float 0 is moved againinto its lowermost position, illustrated in Fig. 1. The abovedescribedoperation is again repeated for filling the second bottle. 'When it isdesired to stop filling the bottle at any determined'point, then theoperator presses on-the spring T so that its arm T swings' the righthand end of the cylinder H downward, 'whereb'ythe valve D is closed'and'further filling of the bottle ceases. The valve D remains in thislocked position as the ball J travels to the right-hand end ofthe'cylinder H at the time this end was pressed downward by the operatorpressing the spring T as described. It will be seen that with thisfunnel the receptacle is filled to the desired height, at which time thefunnel is automatically closed by the valve D controlled from the float0. It will further be seen that the bottle may be filled to any'desiredheight and the liquid shut off from the bottle A, as above described. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a funnel, the combination with a valve adapted to close the funnelnozzle, of a pivoted cylinder closed at its ends and containing a ball,the said cylinder being connected at one side of its fulcrum with thesaid valve, and a float connected with the said cylinder at that side ofthe fulcrum of thecylinde'r nor- "in'ally containing the ball,substantially as shown and described. 7

2. In a' funnel, the" co'mbination' with-a tunnel body and "a nozzle"extendingtherefrom a'nd'forming a valve seat'at itsupper'end'of a valveadaptedto lee-seated on thesaid seat,

a cylinder pivoted in the said beqyuna om taining a'ball, the saidcylinder being' 'connected at oneside of its fulcrum with the saidvalve, and a float'con'n'ected "with thesaidcylfinder at the other sideof its fulcrum to trip the said cylinder on therising' of the-fluid,

substantially as shown and described.

' 3. In a funnel, the combination-with a funnel'body'and a nozzleextending therefrom "and forming a valve seat at its upper -end, of

a valve adapted to be seated on'thesaid' seat,

'a'cylinder pivoted in the said body and eon- Mining the said cylinderbe ng"- connected at one'side'of its fulcrum'with the said valve, and a'float connectedwith thesaid cylfinderat the otherside of its fulcrum totrip the said cylinder "on therisingof the'fluid, "and a tube heldconcentric in the 'said nozzle and containing the said float,substantially as 'shown and described.

4. A funnel comprisinga funn'cl bo dyand a nozzle extending therefromandforming a "seat in the'same, a valve adapted to be seated on the saidseat, a cylinder pivoted in the said body'and connected at one endwitlrthe stem of thesaid valve, a float connectedwith'the other end of thesaid cylinder, anda tube held concentrically in the said nozzle andforming an inlet space in thesaid nozzle for the incoming liquid, the'flo'atbeing fitted-to slide in the said tube,'and a pipe'ezttendingfrom the upper end ofthe said tube to form ano'utlet for the air"compressed in 'th'e's'aid'tube on the rising of'th'e' saidfloat'withi'n the tube,

substantially as'shown anddescribed. I

5. A funnel comprising a body'and anozzle 'exten dingtherefrom andforming'a' valve seat for the sa'm'e,a valve adapted to be seated on thesaid valve seat, and'a tube formed with a scalloped end resting 'onthe'said'b'o'dy above the valve seat, to protect the said valve from theincoming liquid," substantially as shown and described.

6. A funnel comprising a body and a nozzle IIO extending therefrom andforming a valve seat the said body, substantially as shown and defor thesame,avalve adapted to be seated on scribed. the said valve seat, a tubeformed with a scalloped end resting on the said body above the ARDNAPOLEON GAUDRON' 5 valve seat, to protect the said valve from theWitnesses:

incoming liquid, and a strainer attached to FREDERICK R. STRONG, thesaid tube and extending to the sides of LIZZIE GROUNDS.

